Make a Jackson Pollock

Make a jazz painting

10 minutes

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Jackson Pollock
Number 23 (1948)
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© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2025

Jackson Pollock is well known for his unique style of drip painting. But did you know he was also a huge jazz music fan and the rhythms of music helped to inspire the drips and marks of his paintings?

Create your own jazzy drip music-inspired painting!

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